| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Swierczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Ronny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arnoldo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Olin Sugalski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Arnoldo Esposito inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski connects on the jumper near the basket | 26-26 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | George Degnan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 19:22 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:00 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Horton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:39 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 26-26 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Olin Sugalski is called for the reach on Geoffrey Horton - foul #3 on Olin Sugalski, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | The refs have stopped play. Ronny Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 26-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Knight (SG) Ronny Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 17:28 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Knight | 29-26 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Olin Sugalski swats the shot by James Dimarco | 29-26 |
| 17:12 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:52 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Degnan - foul #3 on George Degnan, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Yuan Hong (SF) Arnoldo Esposito | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 16:52 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:52 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ho Chin (PG), Kenneth Altman (PF) Marko Swierczynski, Dikembe Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Eugene Prochaska | |
| 16:11 | Hawaii | Raymond Green blocks the short jumper by Olin Sugalski | 31-26 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | James Dimarco grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Altman - foul #2 on Kenneth Altman, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed (C) Olin Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) James Dimarco | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ho Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuan Hong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Altman (fresh) C - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) C - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Hawaii | Yuan Hong banks in the layup set up by James Knight | 33-28 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | John Kelly grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Marion Merritt scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Kelly | 33-30 |
| 14:30 | Hawaii | Ho Chin is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski (PG), Arnoldo Esposito (SF), Dikembe Arizmendi (PF), Olin Sugalski (C) Ho Chin, Yuan Hong, Kenneth Altman, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Arnoldo Esposito - foul #2 on Arnoldo Esposito, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:39 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski double dribbles | 33-32 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | John Kelly misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-32 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:04 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Geoffrey Horton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| 13:04 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:04 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 33-32 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 33-32 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | John Kelly tips it home | 33-34 |
| 12:22 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 33-34 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | George Degnan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 11:35 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Swierczynski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Knight (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Olin Sugalski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Dimarco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Dimarco - foul #1 on James Dimarco, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ronny Brown (SG), Yuan Hong (SF), Kenneth Altman (PF), Dikembe Ahmed (C) James Knight, Arnoldo Esposito, Dikembe Arizmendi, Olin Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) James Dimarco, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | James Poplawski buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Dallas Antone and he's hacked by Ronny Brown - foul #2 on Ronny Brown, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ho Chin (PG) Marko Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:57 | Hawaii | Kenneth Altman pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:31 | Hawaii | Ronny Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Wesley Powell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 10:16 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Kenneth Altman | 35-36 |
| 09:49 | Hawaii | Ronny Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Marion Merritt hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Poplawski and he's hacked by Kenneth Altman - foul #3 on Kenneth Altman, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski (PG), Arnoldo Esposito (SF), Dikembe Arizmendi (PF), Olin Sugalski (C) Ho Chin, Yuan Hong, Kenneth Altman, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, Raymond Green | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:19 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits a jumpshot from the right side | 35-41 |
| 08:42 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi misses the dunk attempt | 35-41 |
| 08:40 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Olin Sugalski - foul #4 on Olin Sugalski, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Degnan (PF) Marion Merritt | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi blows the dunk but he's hacked by George Degnan - foul #4 on George Degnan, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Knight (SG) Ronny Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (PF), Raymond Green (C) George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Wesley Powell drills a runner from close range | 37-45 |
| 07:18 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 07:16 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Swierczynski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Knight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Olin Sugalski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 06:58 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Marko Swierczynski | 39-45 |
| 06:38 | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski buries a shot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Arizmendi - foul #1 on Dikembe Arizmendi, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ho Chin (PG), Ronny Brown (SG), Yuan Hong (SF), Kenneth Altman (PF) Marko Swierczynski, James Knight, Arnoldo Esposito, Dikembe Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, Raymond Green | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:52 | Hawaii | Ho Chin clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 41-47 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 41-47 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Olin Sugalski takes the ball from Geoffrey Horton | 41-47 |
| 05:06 | Hawaii | Ronny Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Geoffrey Horton - foul #4 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Arizmendi (PF), Dikembe Ahmed (C) Kenneth Altman, Olin Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) Wesley Powell | |
| 05:06 | Hawaii | Ronny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:06 | Hawaii | Ronny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | John Kelly buries a shot from the left wing set up by James Dimarco | 43-49 |
| 04:48 | Hawaii | Yuan Hong's pass is intercepted by John Kelly | 43-49 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | John Kelly misses the easy layup | 43-49 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Dimarco | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | John Kelly picks off the pass by Yuan Hong | 43-52 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Dimarco lays it in on a great pass from John Kelly | 43-54 |
| 03:51 | Hawaii | Ronny Brown travels with the ball | 43-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Marko Swierczynski (PG), Arnoldo Esposito (SF), Olin Sugalski (C) Ho Chin, Yuan Hong, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Raymond Green (C) James Dimarco, James Poplawski, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | George Degnan is hacked by Dikembe Arizmendi - foul #2 on Dikembe Arizmendi, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Knight (SG), Kenneth Altman (PF) Ronny Brown, Dikembe Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:05 | Hawaii | Olin Sugalski knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Swierczynski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Knight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Altman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Olin Sugalski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Degnan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Marko Swierczynski is called for the reach on John Kelly - foul #2 on Marko Swierczynski, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ho Chin (PG), Yuan Hong (SF), Dikembe Ahmed (C) Marko Swierczynski, Arnoldo Esposito, Olin Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) John Kelly | |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 45-58 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Wesley Powell can't finish the layup | 45-58 |
| 02:05 | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed loses the ball out of bounds | 45-58 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the jumper from the left side set up by James Poplawski | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Hawaii | Dikembe Ahmed makes the jumper from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Poplawski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Hawaii | Yuan Hong comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Marion Merritt pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | James Poplawski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmed | 47-62 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Kenneth Altman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | James Knight gets the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | James Poplawski steals it from James Knight | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Dimarco runs out the clock | 47-62 |